The TRMNL team spent years building B2B subscription software before diving into consumer tech hardware with $0 /month recurring revenue.
It's been an exciting ride, but we rely on customers to help spread the word. We don't advertise on Facebook or Google, and we don't have any billboards. (We did design one, though.)
So instead of giving money to marketers whose job is to make people click buttons and get distracted, why not reward our community?
Introducing Refer & Earn
With TRMNL you can create incentives for yourself and others including:
Give $10, get $10
Give $15, get $5
Give $5, get $15
Or simply:
Give away our Developer edition perk ($20 value)
Give away free shipping to Canada, UK, and other regions
Whatever your preference, this coupon will be available inside your account alongside a real-time redemption tracker so you know if your efforts are working:
Apply for a referral code
Refer & Earn affiliates are manually approved after confirming a few details:
You're an active TRMNL user (no affiliate marketers please)
You'll represent our brand with integrity (no spam posting on random websites)
You're comfortable answering questions about the product works, including advanced features
You have some kind of public presence, either on social media or a blog (no minimum follower count or website traffic is required)
If this is you, click "Request a Code" inside your TRMNL account.
Using your referral code
Nobody enjoys hard-to-apply coupon codes. Once you have yours, simply point others to our home page with a "ref" param like so:
https://usetrmnl.com?ref=<your-code>
For example, if your coupon code is "billy10" it would be:
https://usetrmnl.com?ref=billy10
When your referral eventually lands at checkout the code will automatically be applied:
Tips to share TRMNL
We don't expect anything fancy, and sharing TRMNL in your own words is ideal. But we'll provide a few examples (over email) that have worked well for other users.
From sharing a quick picture of your device on a relevant subreddit, to posting on X about a custom plugin you're building, or even replying to a comment on Hacker News, we've witnessed dozens of tiny shoutouts drive significant interest to our cause.
If you're not a marketer (congrats!), no sweat. We'll help find opportunities to share your referral code so that everyone wins. We'll also share the 1-pager mentioned above with approved affiliates, so go ahead and apply.